48 Responses to “ Wednesday Skills and Drills ”

8:45 w 115# and AMS. Should have gone 10-20# heavier. Need to work on hang clean & snatch as I’m still shorting the top 1/3+ of this movement (and then am a small, scared baby about the bottom). Anyway, progress.

Rehab and I will be (belatedly) celebrating our birthdays this Saturday at SPiN from 5pm on. Sorry MarkyPooh, no peepee’s allowed. If you are interested in joining us, feel free to email, social network, or chat us up at the gym!

11:46
80# for 2 reps in 1st rnd, then dropped right to 75#. Knee pushups

Was not feeling 100% today, but needed to get the body moving & the blood flowing. That being said, on the few reps that I totally failed on, I knew it wasn’t because I wasn’t feeling well, but absolutely because of my setup. Brenden & Allison were right on about that, & I knew as soon as I started that I was going to fail
1st fail: had 1 hand in hook grip, other did not
2nd fail: back not set
3rd fail: was leaning too far forward

2 lessons learned today:
#1: cursing at the bar does not make the wod any easier
#2: setup is crucial

11:45 @ 115lb. Really helped to have the visual coaching and then get to lift immediately after.

I have one gripe. As we get accustomed to our new space please keep in mind that cleaning up before others have finished is very distracting, especially when we start on a stagger. Use some of that energy to cheer others on, then we can all clean up together. It’s also safer. My 2 cents… But I love the energy in the new digs!

never went heavier than 95# before so i felt good, but realized with Brendan’s help that I was using too much arm and not enough hip because it was probably too heavy for me. First few rounds were better than the last but still too much arms. subbed 42 ab mat situps since there was a ghd logjam. Pushups unbroken.
Good news is I feel really good in the bottom of the squat now.

13:07 @ 95#. I also did GHD sit ups until fail (fail being when my back started to hurt – trying to take it easy on that). First time was 12, then 10, then 8. After that, I did the remainder in regular situps, but double.

13:07 @ 95#. I also did GHD sit ups until fail (fail being when my back started to hurt – trying to take it easy on that). First time was 12, then 10, then 8. After that, I did the remainder in regular situps, but double.